27 Bowdoin St.

Submitted by Ralph Slate on Sun, 02/10/2008 - 13:40

This house was a mansion, situated on a veritable estate. It was known as the residence of Mrs. John McKenzie Smith. To give you a sense of the size, the site is currently occupied by about 30 units of housing in the Cathedral Hill Housing Condominiums. The estate contained a greenhouse and a deer park housing at least four deer.

Great picture Ralph. I have four RP PC's of this estate. Carriage house had Stain Glass windows. Estate was given to the Catholic Church and they tore it down for the housing project as well as two other houses, one on Bowdoin, one on Florida to complete the project. What a tragedy. Be happy to share the other pictures if someone can help scan them in.